Manntis

some of you may remember I offered LED kits at $35 per bulb a while back... they were good product, but pricey.

So I searched and found a new supplier for LED bulbs, 4 for $29.95 (how does Wal-Mart put it? Watch for falling prices?)

Anywho, red brakelight LED kits and amber turn signal kits are now available at http://www.rotorhead.ca



BTW if these product announcements are coming across as spam, let me know and I'll tone 'em down.

Gregs

you can buy the APC red led bulbs at schucks for like 6 bucks a piece.............
im in spokane wa dont know if you guys have schucks
might be
checker
cragen or something like that

gamble302

nah you have goods that people have asked about in the past. if i were to post shameless plugs for WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM WHEELSPECS.COM someone might get angry and say im spamming even though we do have a few cool rx-7's in the rides page and are just tryin to help out. but nobody asks for the page or anything on the page much so i tend not to plug it like you can plug your stuff
now if only we had cool 84-85 stereo mounting plates with cup holders and qauge holes for sale.......
i gotta say man, you make some cool stuff, keep up the good work
gamble

Manntis

I try. And these LEDs seem well made - the company owner seems more concerned about a quality product (it's his family business in Taiwan making them to his specs) - not the low budget ricer crud bling-bling-burnout LEDs I've seen in my local auto supply store.

gamble302

nice to see theres actually a family business in taiwan lol, not just families chained to machines.
you need to look into an engine torque brace setup, that would be great

riffraff

it is nice to see that you keep looking out for us..


do you have any pictures of them actyally installed?

Manntis

RB already makes an inexpensive torque brace

Project84

J/K, I just think that the king can of spam is funny and I always wanted to use it.

I've seen them on ebay and I want to know if they have to be used with a clear lens or can you use them with the red or yellow lenses that come with the car? And do they come in different types connectors?

Manntis

you can use them with coloured lenses. I can get white ones too, but they're pricier (don't ask me why)

they come in 1156 and 1157 style connectors - 1156 are the on/off style, and 1157 are the kind that have off/on/on brighter settings, like brakelights

Sterling

Manntis- Great stuff. Why is the amber set sold in one pair of single mode and one pair of dual mode? IE, when do you need the ambers to be brighter? (That is what you mean by "dual mode", correct?)

djmickyg

led lights in cars look funny esp. the blinkers cus there no fade when they turn of, its just on and off,
but they look better

have u guys got led trafic lights over in us and canada?

Project84

Some lamps that have two filaments. My 82 Trans Am had 1 bulb that was a parking lamp and a turn signal, which was the brighter of the two.

Project84

Yes

Manntis

The ambers in the rear tail light assembly only have to blink on and off

The ambers in the front bumper are on as running lights, and blink brighter when signalling, hence dual mode

Brake lights are also dual mode - they're on as running lights at night, then brighter when you apply the brake

Ultralights

We have LED Traffic signals here in Oz! i think they look cool! they also use them as signs in Tunnels etc as well.

Ps, Do you have a distributor here in Oz???????

Manntis

Not yet, but that's something I'd definately like to develop

Ultralights

I have my Own Company sitting here doing nothing at the moment, Next year is an around the World trip to Europe and the USA on a product search. looking for products to Import to Oz.
I have always been interested in Importing vehicle mod stuff to OZ, the range here is so limited, and the ricer squads are always looking for "dofferent stuff to spend their money on. about Mid Next year is my planned trip.

(they joys of working for an airline 1 free round the world ticket, business class, and 6 months leave to enjoy it, oh, and a company that i inherited that is already worth $1,000,000.)

faye x7

You lucky bastage! xP

Manntis

It's the admin that gets you. I've 2 corporations owned by my LLC, a retail store in a mall, and rotorhead.ca online store, none of which has anything to do with my 'day' job

: Þ

I swear I spend more time filing payroll, tax, and quarterly corporate reports than writing and filming...

Ultralights

fortunatly my company is currently holding property in Sydney. i only employ a corporate accountant andhe does all the paperwork, fliling annual reports and finances etc, but i hate working for the airline, and want to expand the business into Import/export,

I am already planning to export 2 aircraft to the US, aiming for Oshkosh airshow and Airventure next year and test the market with them. but i want to start small with the imports, like LED bulbs etc and get the niech market with the ricer brigade here.

Ill be in touch.


just one last thing, does anyone have any comparison photos of vehicles fitted with the LED bulbs? (eg, i side LEDs fitted and the other standard bulbs??)

thanks

Jeff20B

iTrader: (13)

That's cool. Check this thread out if you've got an REPU:
http://www.mazdarepu.com/board/viewt...?FID=3&TID=130

LEDs sure are coming into the mainstream more and more these days. I just have a personal problem with calling LEDs 'bulbs' because I learned about them like 20 years ago or so and they've always been the opposite of incandescent 'light bulbs' and therefore shouldn't be called bulbs at all. It's kind of like calling a Mazda rotary a 'Wankel' engine or 'rotary piston' engine. There is a real Wankel engine and it was built by NSU. The exhaust is on the top and the carb is below it (it spins backwards like a Honda engine).

Ah well, I'm not a member of a marketing strategy team, so I guess LEDs will continue to be called 'bulbs'. But just in case anyone is interested in some really cool LED equipped flashlight products, check this link out:
http://www.dansdata.com/ledlights.htm
I've got several different LED personal light devices listed on Dan's Data but none for my cars yet. Thanks Manntis for the info!

Manntis

they're called bulbs due to their bulbous shape, which lightbulbs also have, but the word bulb predates any electrical device by a great deal. It's a plant term

Oh, and rotaries are called Wankels after the man credited with inventing this type of engine, not one specific engine; just as MacPherson struts have gone through several evolutions (including the Chapman derivitive) but are still named after Macpherson.

rotary emotions

Wooowww.... Wait a minute here...
First: indeed led are not bulbs, but well, how do you call a collection of LEDS ment to replace a bulb? So I guess that's why everyone uses the (incorrect) term led bulb.

Now for the important stuff: the Mazda rotary is a WANKEL! Look at your engine and it even states "License NSU-Wankel". Ever thought about why that is there??? The real Wankel as you call it wasn't even built by NSU, but by Felix Wankel and a small team. NSU has the patents, and Wankel worked for them, but also had his own firm. Of course first mass production wankel-engine was produced by NSU.
"Rotary-piston engine" comes from the german name (drehkolbenmotor) used for the original DKM. Later the concept was changed into the KKM (kreiskolbenmotor). The KKM was extremely close to the engines Mazda produced. Just like every piston-engine is either a Otto (four-stroke internal combustion) or a Diesel engine. Well, ok, there are two strokes aswell. But I mean: a four stroke is always either Otto or Diesel.
So yes the Mazda Rotary is a Wankel, and even in some sort a rotary piston. The rotor does the same as the piston, but travels a different pattern to do so.

RotorMotorDriver

iTrader: (1)

Great Manntis! Now I can get those when I get the clear marker/driving light covers .

~T.J.

Manntis

People I knew of that were making the clear covers are giving up on 'em - not sure why, as I'm certain there are many who want 'em...